Raymond Orteig

Raymond Orteig

male
Hotelier, OrteigPrize, Transatlantic flight, Hoteliers, World War I, greenwich village
Raymond Orteig (1870 - 1939) was the New York City hotel owner who offered the Orteig Prize for the first non-stop transatlantic flight between New...
Erik Lindbergh

Erik Lindbergh

male, 44 years old
x prize foundation, Ansari X Prize, Swedish-American, American, Spirit of St. Louis, Republic Airport…OrteigPrize
Erik Lindbergh (born 1965) is an aviator, a promoter of space tourism and artist. Son of Jon Lindbergh and Barbara Robbins, he is the grandson of...
Floyd Bennett

Floyd Bennett

male, deceased (1928)
United States Naval Aviator, pneumonia, aviator, United States Navy sailor, north pole, medal of honor…OrteigPrize
Floyd Bennett (25 October 1890 - 25 April 1928). American aviator who piloted Richard E. Byrd on his attempt to reach the North Pole in 1926....

Charles Albert Levine

male, deceased (1991)
Jewish person, suspended sentence, Jewish American, stock market crash, World War I, Jewish…OrteigPrize
Charles Albert Levine (March 17, 1897 - December 6, 1991) was the first passenger aboard a transatlantic flight. Charles Albert Levine was born on...